The Great Lakes provide drinking water for 30 million people. We must continue our efforts to clean up toxic pollution, restore habitat, fight invasive species, and reduce polluted runoff. Although we have made progress the lakes still face serious threats. We can’t afford to stop now. Projects to clean up our lakes will only get harder and more expensive the longer we wait.

PROTECTING DRINKING WATER

The Great Lakes provide drinking water for more than 30 million people in the region, yet the pipes and other infrastructure delivering and treating our water is in dire need of repair.